wizard7926

I just noticed a change to the forums -- full post counts are not noted underneath the username, only "Quality Posts", which I can only assume are the times that an individual has gotten their question or post quoted in the WootBot post for a product.

Toadlet

myrlin

Apparently I have said something of value at some point today to have 1 quality post, but could a mod please do tell what it is that most appeases the woot gods to grant these dare i call them points of quality?

Slydon

myrlin wrote:Apparently I have said something of value at some point today to have 1 quality post, but could a mod please do tell what it is that most appeases the woot gods to grant these dare i call them points of quality?

Bribes. You probably dropped ten bucks by accident and the post checker just misunderstood your intent.

Hi, I'm one of the writers. My powers are limited but I'll do what I can.

edthebedhead

wizard7926 wrote:I just noticed a change to the forums -- full post counts are not noted underneath the username, only "Quality Posts", which I can only assume are the times that an individual has gotten their question or post quoted in the WootBot post for a product.

What's up with that?

What constitutes a quality post? is this cumulative? do tell. do tell.

dave bug

Here's how this works. In a forum thread (almost always the current Woot thread), you say something of interest, something funny, or ask/answer a good question. A moderator marks your post as 'quality' causing it to be displayed on the Woot home page that day and adding one to your quality post total (so, yes, it's cumulative).

Then, apparently, you give slydon $10 and he puts a good word in for you.

Gatzby

dave bug wrote:Here's how this works. In a forum thread (almost always the current Woot thread), you say something of interest, something funny, or ask/answer a good question. A moderator marks your post as 'quality' causing it to be displayed on the Woot home page that day and adding one to your quality post total (so, yes, it's cumulative).

Then, apparently, you give slydon $10 and he puts a good word in for you.

Yes, the $10 is mandatory.

Dave has pretty much nailed it on the head.
There are a few ways to get a quality post. Some are more likely than others, but here's a general breakdown:

1.) Ask a question (And not, "Does it work with Mac?" because it probably doesn't.), such as, "Is it possible to wallmount this screen?" for a television.
2.) Provide an answer to a question. E.g. "Yes, you can wallmount it, but you'll need this special bracket from BracketCo."
3.) Raise a valid concern. E.g. "I believe there's been a recall of this device."
4.) Provide additional information. E.g. Product specifications, additional product images, reviews, etc.
5.) Relate personal experiences with the product, positive or negative.
6.) Become a woot! staff member and provide up to date information about product status.
7.) Astound us with your wit. This one is, obviously, flexible and subjective. You might throw your $10 in here.
8.) The general "something needs attention drawn to it" category that's a catch-all for anything that doesn't fit in above. =)

These are general guidelines, not laws. For a better feel of what constitutes a quality post, feel free to check the main page on any given day, or look at the front page of any previous woot! product thread.

Note that quality posts tend to vary a bit from site to site, too. Over at wine.woot, you might notice additional tags like [WINERY] or [LABRAT], which, you know, designate the post as coming from one of our guests that week, or someone partaking of the labrat program. Shirt.woot will have an [ARTIST] from time to time and tends to rely more on humor.

Also, the closer the post is made to midnight (central time), the more likely it is to appear as a quality post.

no1

Gatzby wrote:For a better feel of what constitutes a quality post, feel free to check the main page on any given day, or look at the Hey everybody, it burns when I pee. of any previous woot! product thread.

ThunderThighs

Gatzby wrote:There's no karma system like Slashdot has in place, no, but we all do get together for tea, gossip, and snicker. Well, Slydon just drinks rotgut whiskey instead of tea, but you get the idea.

Interesting that you don't have any quality posts, Gatzby. Is this something that should come up in your yearly review?

MarkDaSpark

dave bug wrote:Here's how this works. In a forum thread (almost always the current Woot thread), you say something of interest, something funny, or ask/answer a good question. A moderator marks your post as 'quality' causing it to be displayed on the Woot home page that day and adding one to your quality post total (so, yes, it's cumulative).

Then, apparently, you give slydon $10 and he puts a good word in for you.

Question .... Someone reported that a quality post was made to embarass someone, rather than it being an actual quality post. Will this still happen?

Also, when does the quality post show up in your count? I was at 5, and got a "quality post" today, but it hasn't increased my count yet.

Wait, I forgot to email Slydon that the $10 is in the mail .....

x20

Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

majit

dave bug wrote:Here's how this works. In a forum thread (almost always the current Woot thread), you say something of interest, something funny, or ask/answer a good question. A moderator marks your post as 'quality' causing it to be displayed on the Woot home page that day and adding one to your quality post total (so, yes, it's cumulative)...

How about us Wooters voting for the "Quality Post"? That way, moderators can't be bribed for just a lousy $10.

Or better yet, Wooters can only vote if they have at least one purchase.

Or even better, Wooters can only vote if they have at least one purchase and at least one "Quality Post"

gwp

no1

how about actually marking the posts which have been tagged as quality posts as such? i notice that dave bug has been awarded a quality post in this thread, as noted in the first post by wiz, but the post itself is unadorned.

wizard7926

no1 wrote:how about actually marking the posts which have been tagged as quality posts as such? i notice that dave bug has been awarded a quality post in this thread, as noted in the first post by wiz, but the post itself is unadorned.

Yeah, kinda like how Gatz and other staffers have a different colored bar for the top of their posts.

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